How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $247,150 ranks in the top 2.0% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 8.2% of 1,966 at McMaster University.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor / Associate Chair | McMaster University | $247,150 | $517 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | Associate Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $234,963 | $517 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | Associate Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $227,980 | $501 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | Associate Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $208,550 | $449 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | Professor | McMaster University | $200,185 | $392 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | Professor | McMaster University | $203,423 | $348 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | Professor | McMaster University | $196,630 | $272 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | Professor | McMaster University | $189,483 | $218 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | Professor | McMaster University | $182,726 | $237 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | Professor | McMaster University | $175,937 | $227 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | Professor | McMaster University | $164,619 | $194 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | Professor | McMaster University | $158,310 | $175 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | Professor | McMaster University | $146,171 | $175 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | Professor | McMaster University | $148,264 | $175 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | Professor | McMaster University | $141,589 | $194 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $134,255 | $213 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $126,408 | $234 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $118,425 | $272 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $110,861 | $284 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $102,129 | $286 | — |